Burned Island

Explorer Tom Bennan Cottage is actually a milestone from the nineteenth century, which is a bit of a stretch for a name like that. When nobody’s looking, it probably counts its own cracks to make sure they haven’t moved. It’s basically a stone with a big personality and zero chill on the road to New Galloway. Bring a map, get lost anyway, that's the fun.

Explorer Tom Ringferson Wood has a hidden message in its stones if you squint hard enough and ignore the actual trees. It’s right by Loch Ken, which makes it feel like a secret meeting spot for woodland creatures. Tell the next person you meet it's haunted. It might be, or just damp.

Explorer Tom Shirmers Castle in Dumfries and Galloway is hiding behind some very unimpressive-looking bushes, acting like it hasn’t been there for five hundred years or something. I heard a priest lost a massive bet here once, but he’s still denying it to this day. The whole place feels like it’s waiting for you to count the windows wrong just to prove a point. Go on, count the windows and get it wrong like I

Explorer Tom Lowran Glen wants 'Here Lies A Mystery' on its tombstone because honestly, who knows what actually happened in there? It’s just a gully with big dreams and absolutely no proof to back them up. Stand at the entrance and let the wind mess up your hair; it makes you look like you’ve seen ghosts.

Explorer Tom Mossdale Loch is what it would say to the modern toaster that replaced it: 'at least I didn't burn your bread.' It’s a corn drying kiln sitting right next to a loch, which is a bit redundant, isn’t it? Perfect detour when the satnav has a meltdown.

Explorer Tom Kenmure Castle in Dumfries and Galloway is having a bit of an identity crisis, mixing medieval vibes with a seventeenth-century sundial that definitely doesn’t match its outfit. A local guy swears he invented the whole thing himself, but I think he just saw it from his window one Tuesday morning. It’s got a possible moat, which sounds like a great place to lose your phone permanently. Stand back, 眯